2006 In Review

Yes, I am doing this a bit early. But I am going home on Saturday and I don't plan on being on the computer much because I want to spend time with the family, so I am posting this now, because, well, it's fun. Sort of.

Well, let me start off by saying 2006 was definitely not 'my year', though there were many, many peaks and I am lucky to have the people in my life that I do or I probably would not have survived May.

January
I turned 23. My birthday kicked ass for the most part, there were a ton of people, we had three booths full of people at, where else, SANDY'S, plus people standing all around. Even Silas, Mike, and JD showed. It kicked so much ass you don't even know. Until Drake and I got in a fight afterwards and were on the verge of breaking up, go figure. Started out subbing finally - my very first job ever was in a 6th grade classroom at North Star Middle School and I absolutely loved those kids and ended up subbing there quite a bit for that specific class. They were a lot of fun.

February
Nothing too spectacular about this month. Kept subbing, worked at The Depot a lot. My first Valentine's Day with a boyfriend and guess what, we of course fight and once again are on the verge of breaking up. Noticing a pattern here? I should have, but didn't.

March
The highlight of this month was kicking Alltel to the fucking curb for being gutterslut pieces of shit. I hadn't been getting text messages, my phone would never ring but suddenly voicemails would pop up...it was ridiculous. I liked CellularOne and then fucking Alltel buys them. I was furious with Alltel and told them they sucked at life. For real. Teetz and I went to Sprint and got new phones and I got a really good deal because I think I scared the sales guys there when I literally said, "I hate Alltel, give me a new phone please." And they did, they gave me a sweet effing deal. Definitely the beginning of the end for Drake and I, as if January and February were not clear enough signs.

April
Nothing incredibly important happened in this month. I moved into my first apartment by myself. It was quite an adjustment because, although I love not sharing a bathroom with boys, it's weird coming home to an empty apartment all the time. But I like being able to walk around naked. It's fun.

May
Drake and I broke up. One of the best things that could have happened to me, though at the time I thought it was the end of the world of course. Won't get into too many details except I finally saw him for what he was, pretty much what I had in so many words been warned about and yeah I should have listened but I didn't because at the time I'd been crazy about Drake and really thought he was The One. Hung out with Brett and Jay a lot, and I met Evan and Tim though it would still be a while before we all really hung out together.

June
Moped a lot. Worked 40 hours a week at The Depot once school was over, starting back in Mat actually. Hung out with Brett ALL THE TIME. The very last day of this month, things started happening with Evan and it was pretty much the start of me really turning around and seeing that I was just fine, and better off, without Drake. Adam came home from Iraq FINALLY and FOR GOOD, and I could sleep a lot easier knowing he was safe.

July
Lots of hanging out and working again. Got to see Adam, lots of time spent with JohnRoss, Teetz, and Kayleen. Lots of laying by the pool and being lazy and having fun. Also, more not-so-random hook-ups. Those were fun too. Lots of going out to the bars. LOTS. We were drunk a lot, now that I think about it. Teetz went to Ireland and I was lost for a week without him. He brought me back a kick-ass shot glass, so I forgave him for leaving me. Brett banned me from his apartment for a while, or at least banned me during the times Evan was home.

August
I surprised my Grandpa and went home for his birthday. He said when he saw my car pull up in the driveway he almost dropped the plate of food he was carrying to the grill because he was so surprised. I had a lot of fun with my cousins and seeing my family. I don't get to see them enough. Lots of work and little hanging out. Barely saw Brett at all, or JohnRoss or anyone. Partially didn't see a whole lot of Brett because I was still banned from his apartment, but also because I worked so much and was just tired a lot. August I kind of hid for a while, not sure why, and looking back, I wish I would not have because I missed out on a lot of time I could have been spending with people that I can't now. Britty left for grad school in Iowa City and that made me sad. LPS started and thus began my days of subbing, which I LOVE! Switched back to nights at Office Depot, thank goodness. My stress level lowered considerably because of that.

September
Teetz left. So left my world. Okay, not quite so dramatic but yeah, the Facebook album from this night of mayhem is aptly titled, "This Is How You Say Good-Bye To Your Best Friend." And it really was. We had so much fun and that goober FINALLY told me he loved me. Music to my ears, ha ha. We drank a lot. It was glorious. Even Britt showed for a while before heading back to Iowa City. That was cool. It was pretty much everyone: me, Teetz, JohnRoss, Kayleen, Martin (Kay's boyfriend) and then some other randoms. It was a great time. I also spent a very significant amount of time at Brett and Evan's again when Brett finally lifted the ban on me entering the apartment when Evan was present, and this was a very good thing. In addition to such adventures such as Shakers, this is also the month that the day known as Clusterfuck Sunday took place. Read that post. It was fun.

October
Again, a significant portion of my life this month was spent at Brett and Evan's. Noticing a pattern? Yeah, me too. Kept subbing a lot, pretty much still subbing every day since school began, though on more than one occasion a job was cancelled due to the fact that Evan and I stayed up until 6 AM watching movies and bullshitting about nothing in particular. Evan also taught me how to shoot and even took me to Omaha to one of the ranges. We had so much fun, even though I wasn't very good. Brett's birthday was this month and we went out and had fun and got to be drunk together. We don't do that nearly as often as we should. Also went to Roca for the haunted hayrack rides and stuff with JohnRoss, Amy, and Laura. I was scared on the walking tour and I LOVED IT. Poor JohnRoss nearly lost his hand though because I held onto it so tightly. I participated in the ADPi Initiation and got to see some of my wonderful ladies who I miss dearly.

November
Biggest accomplishment: I GOT MY TATTOO FINALLY. It's hott. I love it. Hurt like a bitch but was worth every moment and every dollar. Pretty much the same as September and October: lots of subbing, lots of Depot, lots of Brett and Evan's and alcohol. I impressed the guys by drinking 22 long necks of Bud Light and Evan called me an alcoholic, and everyone was amused. I went home for the Vikings/Packers game and it was fun even if it made me sad. But our new seats kick ASS. Went home for Thanksgiving and ate a lot of turkey. I love turkey.

December
I'm certain I don't need to comment really on this month, though it's not actually over yet. It started out bad, the brakes going out on my car at one of Lincoln's busiest intersections on the first day of the month. Three days in a row of awful things happening would be enough to make most people crawl under the covers and hide until it was over. But I didn't. We'll leave it at that. I am learning a lot about myself though, not because of this specific incident, but in general I have made some interesting self-discoveries - and some are credited to Brett of course because that boy will definitely always tell it like it is when it comes to me. But that's why I love him.

As I write this now I am currently subbing this whole week at Park, for a teacher who got married yesterday and is in Vegas. I will be seeing Teetz tomorrow night hopefully, Brett sometime before he leaves, then going home Saturday for Christmas with my family. I will be back in Lincoln for New year's possibly to rock it with Britty, who will also be here on break. Or GI. Whatever.

There you have it. That is my 2006 in a nutshell. Lots of really awesome memories that I will cherish, and some gut-wrenching ones too that I would rather not. But overall, I know everything and everyone will be okay.